Ultrasound Tech I

Dignity Health; Camarillo (CA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health - St. John’s Hospital Camarillo is seeking an Ultrasound Technologist (Sonographer) to operate advanced sonographic equipment, record detailed images, and assist in prenatal care.

You will interact with patients, explain procedures, and prepare them for scans while maintaining safety and comfort. A strong attention to detail, patient service, and technical proficiency are essential for diagnostic support.

Qualifications

• Graduate from a CAAHEP-accredited Sonography program.
• Less than one year experience in Abdomen, OB/Gyn, Color Doppler and Neurosonography.
• Current CPR certification (within hire).
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer or RDCS credentials upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Transfers and positions patients.
• Performs Ultrasound procedures in accordance with department standards and orders.
• Interviews patients for pertinent medical history and obtains consents.
• Uses sterile technique and maintains supplies.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Education

CAAHEP-accredited Sonography program graduate

Tools

Ultrasound Machines

Color Doppler

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our Ultrasound Technologist (Sonographer), you will utilize advanced sonographic equipment to record detailed images of blood, organs, tissues, and bodily masses, including unborn fetuses, providing critical visual data for diagnosis and prenatal care.

Every day you will directly interact with patients, explaining procedures, answering questions, and preparing them for scans. You will meticulously operate sonographic equipment, adjusting settings and patient positions to ensure clear, diagnostic images. You will monitor and care for patients to ensure their safety and comfort, select and examine images for pathologies, and present preliminary findings to Physicians.

To be successful in this role, you will possess excellent patient service and communication skills, sharp eyesight, and meticulous attention to detail. You will demonstrate strong technical proficiency, sound judgment, and advanced decision-making skills to effectively capture and interpret sonographic data, ensuring optimal diagnostic support.

• Transfers and positions patients.
• Performs Ultrasound procedures in accordance with department standards and in keeping with the orders of the referring physician.
• Demonstrates knowledge of Ultrasound protocols for Section and the ability to accurately apply principles to work. Keeps current on changes/new techniques, etc./ in ultrasound sonography.
• Interviews patients for pertinent medical history and obtains consents on patients prior to performing studies as required.
• Uses sterile technique and prevents cross-contamination.
• Orders and maintains supplies at an acceptable level in assigned area as needed.

Job Requirements

Required

• Must be a graduate from a CAAHEP accredited Sonography program. and Less than one year experience in Abdomen, OB/Gyn, Color Doppler and Neurosonography., upon hire and
• Must have recent (within past six months) hands-on scanning experience either as an Ultrasound student or sonographer.
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, upon hire or
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer, upon hire or
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Adult Echo, upon hire or
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Fetal Echo, upon hire or
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Pediatric Echo, upon hire or
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Abdomen, upon hire or
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Breast, upon hire or
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Neurosonology, upon hire or
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer OB/GYN, upon hire or
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Pediatric Sono, upon hire

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1974, Dignity Health - St. John’s Hospital Camarillo is a 58-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital. Serving over 40,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including emergency, heart, orthopedic, and cancer care. Additionally, St. John’s Hospital Camarillo has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It has been awarded the AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement three years in a row, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care. It was recently named a Leapfrog 2025 Top General Hospital.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Pay Range

$62.83 - $75.29 /hour